French frigate Sémillante (1841)

Fragments of Sémillante, on display at Port-Louis naval museum
History
France
NameSémillante
Namesake"Sparkling"or "frisky"
BuilderLorient
Laid down13 March 1827
Launched6 February 1841
Stricken15 February 1855
FateWrecked 16 February 1855
General characteristics
Class & typeSurveillante-class frigate
Displacement2500 tonnes
Length54 metres (177 ft)
Beam14.10 metres (46.3 ft)
Draught3.80 metres (12.5 ft)
Propulsionsail
Complement301
Armament
ArmourTimber

The Sémillante was a Surveillante class 60-gun first rank frigate of the French Navy. She sank off the coast of Corsica in 1855 with a loss of 693 people.